Southern title at stake in Roosevelt stadium bout
Marvin Westenberg the Southern heavyweight champion will defend his title against Ellis Bashara in the main event at Roosevelt stadium Friday night. Promoters Bruscato and Lisotta announced the match after offering a $100 bonus to entice Westenberg. Bashara, a top Oklahoma contender, seeks the title with confidence, while Sam Jones and Fort McNaughton renew their boxing feud in a four round bout. Red Davis may face an opponent yet to be chosen. Additional preliminaries complete the mixed card as the expected all star show could draw the largest crowd of the year.
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Seattle
Ellis Bashara
Westenberg
Roosevelt Stadium
Bruscato
Lisotta
Cy Williams
Bashara
Seattle Husky
Marvin
Sam Jones
Fort McNaughton
Jones
McNaughton
Monroe A. C
Tri-State
Chamjon
Northeast Misiana
Davis
Dallas
Manero Wins National Open as Cooper Finishes Second
Tony Manero clinched the 72 hole national open title at Springfield N J finishing at 72 71 73 67 283 and Harry Cooper took runner up spot two strokes back. The pair battled through a dramatic final round with Manero overcoming Cooper after Cooper faltered on the 14th and 15th holes.
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Oakmont
Parks
Cooper
Manero
Harry
Vic Ghezzi
Tony
Ghezzi
Denny Shute
Beau
Springfield
N. J
Tony Manero
Harry Cooper
Seseov
Sains Wee Negs
Softball Becomes Major Sport in nationwide rise
In under three years softball expanded from a tentative sport to a major pastime. Sixty two thousand teams run 20 week schedules and 1935 attendance reached 62 million with 936 thousand players. The Amateur Softball Association leads growth with notable figures and leaders.
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Jimmie Donahue
NEA Service
Chicago
American Softball Association
Keeping Eyes on the Ball Improves Golf Swing Technique
The article argues for constant gaze on the ball during golf to improve contact and head stability. It cites Bobby Jones’s success despite not watching the ball closely and recommends using a fixed objective or dotted ball to focus attention without losing contact.
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Jones
Bobby Jones
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Granville Upsets to Win Belmont Stakes in Closest Finish
Granville son of Galliant Fox owned by William Woodward win the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park. He noses Mr Bones for a $29,800 purse, completing the mile and a half in 2 30 as Brevity and Isolator finish well back and Teufel places sixth in the 68th running before 30,000 spectators.
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Orlo Robertson
Associated Press
New York
William Woodward
Granville
Gallant Fox
America
John Hay Whitney
Mr. Bones
Hal Price Headley
Hollywood
J. E. Widener
Isolator
Teufel
New York Banker
Brevity
Mrs. Dodge Sloane
C. V. Whitney
Isolater
Wheatley Stable
Proper golf stance balance and width guidance
The article explains stance width should equal shoulder width, with a narrow stance aiding pivot for stout players and a wide stance providing balance and bracing but hindering pivoting. It recommends aiming for a happy medium to maintain balance and allow weight shift.
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Art Krenz
Inea
Double Main Event Mitt Card Slated at Tallulah
In Tallulah Louisiana fans will witness a double main event boxing card on Tuesday night. Joe Gulley of Monroe faces Frank Armstead in the second eight round bout while King Kong’s comeback is set to headline the opener. Siki meets Blackburn in eight rounds, with Kong’s injury recovery noted and support from the American Legion.
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Tallulah
Joe Gulley
Monroe
Frank Armstead
American Legion
King Kong
Robert Blackburn
Lake Visage
Ark
Siki
Blackburn
Yeates
East Texas League action opens with two big rallies
Gladewater pounded Henderson 13 to 5 in Gladeewater as Rithman allowed 15 hits. In Palestine Lefty Pyle saved the game guiding Palestine to an 11 to 7 win over Marshall. Tyler staged two early rallies to beat Kilgore 7 to 1. Longview Cannibals defeated Jacksonville 5 to 2 after jumping Connie Lee early.
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Gladewater
Texas
Rithman
Will
Henderson
Ratliff
van Orsdol
Butler
Palestine
Lefty Pyle
Dutch Schopp
Marshall
Goebel
Schoen
Easterwood
Schopp
Pyle
Spence
Tyler
Tex
Tyler Trojans
Kilgore
Indians
Stone
Boyles
Seebolddy
Bridgens
Andress
Cannibals
JAX
Abbeville Defeats Jeanerette In Free-Hitting Clash 10–8
Abbeville defeated Jeanerette 10 to 8 as Larry Fisher homered with a man on in the seventh and added two triples and a single. Rayne powered past Lake Charles 12 hits, Lafayette beat Alexandria 5–4, and New Iberia topped Opelousas 4–2 in separate night games.
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Associated Press
Abbeville
Jeanerette
Larry Fisher
Fisher
Hapes
Williamson
Love
Warsaw
Haley
Sullivan
Noblett
Yates
City League Game Schedule and Hardware Practice
The City League lists Wednesday matchups Cooperative Dairy versus Pan Am at West Monroe J C Penney facing Monroe Hardware at Barkdull Faulk and National Guard versus Mobilgas at Neville. Friday brings three games with Cooperative Dairy A National Guard J C Penney Pan Am and Ice versus Mobilgas at Neville. Hardware plans a Monday practice against Mobilgas at the Missouri Pacific diamond after one game this week.
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Cooperative Dairy
Pan-Am
West Monroe
J.C. Penney
Monroe Hardware
Barkdull Faulk
National Guard
Mobilgas
Neville
Barkdull
Faulk
Louisiana Ice
Hardware
Mobilgas Club
Missouri Pacific Diamond
JC Penney
Monroe Hardware Ae
Louisiana
Cooperative Dairy Nay
Mohilras
Walsh and Dukes Advance to Mississippi Golf Finals
In Jackson Mississippi Tom Walsh of Greenville won his semi final 4 and 3 over Haley Turner and sets up a final with L V Dukes of Jackson who defeated Charles Kittleman 8 to 7. Dukes trailed or par until the 9th hole of the afternoon round and finished one over for 33 holes.
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Jackson
Miss
Tom Walsh
Greenville
Haley Turner
Grenada Beer
L. V. Dukes
Charles Kittleman
Walsh
North Mississippi
Dukes
Kittleman
Dimaggio Martin Gain In Battling Races In Majors
New York June 6 The standout rookies Joe Dimaggio and Stu Martin moved up in their league batting races. Martin rose to second in the National League after a 16-for-31 week, hitting .400 and closing gaps to leaders. Dimaggio climbed to .382 after 13 hits in 32 at bats, narrowing the margin to Billy Sullivan.
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New York
Joe DiMaggio
Yankees
Stu Martin
Cardinals
Bill Terry
Giants
Billy Sullivan
Cleveland
Martin
Ducky Medwick
Johnny Moore
Phillies
Baxter Jordan
Boston Bees
Terry
DiMaggio
Buddy Lewis
Senators
Rip Radcliff
White Sox
Sullivan
Lou Gehrig
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